Gang member stabbed in Fremont high school parking lot

FREMONT -- A 23-year-old man was stabbed in a high school parking lot this week by a member of a rival gang, police said.

The incident began on Wednesday, when the stabbing victim confronted someone he believed was in a rival gang in a parking lot at American High School, located at 36300 Fremont Blvd., according to police.

The Fremont resident punched the other man, who then pulled out a knife and stabbed him, authorities said.

The victim was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive his wound.

By the time police arrived, the man with the knife was gone. Police said the man who was stabbed is a reputed gang member who refused to cooperate withauthorities.